Carmen Miranda
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Carmen Miranda
Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl
| 1 oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.) |
| 1 oz | Lucano amaro |
| 1⁄3 oz | Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur |
| 1⁄6 oz | Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur) |
| 2 dash | Jerry Thomas bitters |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of dried banana chip.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Bittersweet and rye whiskey-forward with herbal complexity and subtle overripe banana fruit.
History:
Adapted from a recipe (originally served straight-up) created in 2016 at the since-shuttered Park Restaurant and Bar in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 29.4% alc./vol. (29.4° proof)
- 22.3 grams of pure alcohol
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